Was I Ever Even Counted?

Dear Editor,

In support of the recent letter to the editor about the Census fiasco:

If they wonder why we don’t have faith in the government anymore, take a look at the Census happenings!

I filled out mine, mailed it back the next day, cross referencing a second residence, thinking it was all complete! Next came a second notice; I didn’t fill it out. The second one went back stating, “Can’t you count?” That day I called WFIU asking, “What is going on with the Census?” Others are getting second requests in Spencer; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Atlanta, Georgia. My son, a Ph.D., also said, “What is going on?” Atlanta is getting them also! One ex-teacher stated, “I got three of them.” A pile of them were torn into pieces at Cataract! Were they all seconds? Oh, no call back from IU, either.

Then I got another one at my second residence, which I had cross referenced, stating they had personally been there. I called the Census taker and he advised that this was not a Democrat or Republican issue, that the Commerce Department in Washington, D.C. handles it.

Another co-worker that wanted to make sure that I answered mine, got two visits after he answered his, but wouldn’t let them in.

Then I wrote two separate people in the Republican Party that I joined during the “Bush years.” They wouldn’t answer either!

If the Census report is just a big lie, what good is it?

So, the buck does stop here for me! No more money, ever, for the Democrats or the Republicans. I.U. – no more money, either.

This is my response to “What is going on with the Census?” Was I ever even counted? I don’t really know.